Stuff

There's a definite chill in the air. Winter is coming and I don't like it. My apartment is chilly and doesn't have a normal heating setup. I know I will have to fire up a bunch of space heaters just to keep warm. But it won't be warm enough.

My stupid job in the suburbs thankfully ended, so now I don't have to trek all the way out there anymore. On Friday, I was about to quit when I was put in a room with a guy who kept blasting all his horrible music. It's like, put some headphones on, buddy! I think people like this are extremely rude and should be shot. No one should be subjected to Pearl Jam and UB40 all day. I'm still waiting to hear back about that other temp job I was doing. That seemed a lot better. There seems to be a lot going on this week in terms of Halloween and the election next week. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to be or what I'll be doing. Originally, I wanted to dress up as the Joker from Dark Knight in the nurse's uniform, but I don't wanna have to buy a costume. I think I might go as a True Blood vampire and carry around a bottle of True Blood. There are some parties Fri. and Sat. night that I will probably go to. There also seems to be a lot of open bars this week. I guess it's that time of the year.

So, my roommate got engaged and will probably be moving out at some point meaning I might be inheriting the apartment. For a two bedroom, it's the best deal you'll find in Chicago or any major city for that matter. I haven't decided what to do because I can't afford it on my own and I don't want to get a roommate. My only solution thus far is to talk the boyfriend into moving in with me, something he's for some reason against. I mean, he spends practically every night here and it's convenient and everything, but I think he's afraid of losing his independence and not having space. I assured him I'd respect his privacy, but I don't think he's buying it. I feel relationships always have a natural progression and to me, this is a natural progression of things. I don't want to force anything, but it's a good opportunity to take advantage of. If he doesn't officially move in, I will see it as a huge step backwards in our relationship, which won't be good. Then again, maybe it's not the right time and maybe I need to be patient, but sometimes I think what's the point in being with someone if we never discuss a future or never move forward. It's like that line in Annie Hall where Woody Allen says sharks are like relationships: they need to move forward to survive...and then he says his relationship is like a dead shark. I'm afraid of that happening. I don't know when the roommate will move out--I have a feeling it won't be till at least next year--but it's an issue I can see coming up and something that will plague me. Sigh.

I need to spend the rest of the week catching up on things like doing laundry, early voting, working on projects, fixing things, keeping warm, etc.